Your HW top 10 on 1/1/2010

[kostya by ko]

As a hypothetical exercise ...

Who is likely to be in the HW top 10 in around 20 months from now?

[Cachibatches]

1. Alexander Povetkin IBF Champ (I am going to call the upset)

2. Vladimir Virchis WBC Champ (Because Vitaly is not serious about fighting and Juan Carlos Gomez is innactive, Virchis gets shot unoppossed and knocks Peter out)

3. Nikoli Valuev WBA Champ (hate to say it, but Chag does not look serious lately)

4. Sultan Ibrigamov WBO Champ (Povetkin abandons belt, Sultan beats Dimintrenko in eliminator)

5. Sam Peter (rebounds after loss with a couple of shitty wins)

6. Wlad Klitschko (after his loss, has a long lay off in which he has to decide weather or not he really likes boxing. Comes back and climes off of the canvas to outjab Oliver McCall.)

7. Juan Carlos Gomez (Still has not had a significant fight despite being #2 contender for almost three years)

8. Olander Solis (Has fought about 50 times in the next year and a half, but got a surprise loss when his weight ballooned to 275. Back on track and getting down to business at a lighter weight).

9. Chagaev (One fight into his comeback after long layoff paralelling Klits. Beats Luan Krasiniqi or Timor Ibrigimov).

10. Alexander Dimenkrenko (Just happy to be here).


POST SCRIPT: Please not note that by this time Johnny Ruiz has been permanently banned from boxing for his excessive displays of affection after a highly organized boycott campaign by the fans against the alphabet soup gangs.

[LiamE]

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[prideofvbeach]

A bunch of eastern Europeans taking turns getting their ass kicked by David Haye. That's your top 10 in 2010.

[Benjiabc]

this will sound ambitious but i will go with

1) david haye
2) wlad klitschko
3) povetkin
4) sultan ibragimov
5)audley harrison:D
6)samuel peter (after being dethrowned by david haye)
7) chagaev
8 vladimir virchis
9)nikolay valuev
10)matt skelton(one more crack at it matt)

[kostya by ko]

1. Alexander Povetkin IBF Champ (I am going to call the upset)

2. Vladimir Virchis WBC Champ (Because Vitaly is not serious about fighting and Juan Carlos Gomez is innactive, Virchis gets shot unoppossed and knocks Peter out)

3. Nikoli Valuev WBA Champ (hate to say it, but Chag does not look serious lately)

4. Sultan Ibrigamov WBO Champ (Povetkin abandons belt, Sultan beats Dimintrenko in eliminator)

5. Sam Peter (rebounds after loss with a couple of shitty wins)

6. Wlad Klitschko (after his loss, has a long lay off in which he has to decide weather or not he really likes boxing. Comes back and climes off of the canvas to outjab Oliver McCall.)

7. Juan Carlos Gomez (Still has not had a significant fight despite being #2 contender for almost three years)

8. Olander Solis (Has fought about 50 times in the next year and a half, but got a surprise loss when his weight ballooned to 275. Back on track and getting down to business at a lighter weight).

9. Chagaev (One fight into his comeback after long layoff paralelling Klits. Beats Luan Krasiniqi or Timor Ibrigimov).

10. Alexander Dimenkrenko (Just happy to be here).


POST SCRIPT: Please not note that by this time Johnny Ruiz has been permanently banned from boxing for his excessive displays of affection after a highly organized boycott campaign by the fans against the alphabet soup gangs.

Cool answer. :good

[Karlo]

1 Wladimir Klitschko (WBO-champ)
2 Alexander Povetkin (IBF-champ. Wins the vacated title after Klitschko drops it in a garbage can)
3 Juan Carlos Gomez (WBC-champ. He finally get his act together and outboxes Virchis and Peter)
4 Ruslan Chagaev (WBA-champ. Doesn't impress anyone and almost lost to Bidenko)
5 David Haye (Chagaevs next challenger)
6 Odlanier Solis (Still undefeated)
7 Samuel Peter
8 Sultan Ibragimov
9 Eddie Chambers (The Jimmy Young of the 00:s)
10 Evans Quinn (Found not guilty for the charges against him and is taken in as an opponent for Chris Arreola. Quinn outboxes and stops him in a huge upset. A couple of other notable wins gets him in the top10)


/Karlo

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[nervousxtian]

The future is not bright, no need to wear shades.

[Superheavyweight]

Champion: Audley Harrison (WBC/WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO)

1. David Haye
2. Alexander Povetkin
3. Wladimir Klitschko
4. Vitali Klitschko
5. Juan Carlos Gomez
6. David Tua
7. Sultan Ibragimov
8. Nicolay Valuev
9. Ruslan Chagaev
10. Samuel Peter

[MrMagic]

Champion: Audley Harrison (WBC/WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO)

1. David Haye
2. Alexander Povetkin
3. Wladimir Klitschko
4. Vitali Klitschko
5. Juan Carlos Gomez
6. David Tua
7. Sultan Ibragimov
8. Nicolay Valuev
9. Ruslan Chagaev
10. Samuel Peter
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

[196osh]

Champion: Audley Harrison (WBC/WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO)

1. David Haye


:rofl

Also, does that mean that Haye and Audley would have to fight, :hey.

Who would win and how?

[Superheavyweight]

:rofl

Also, does that mean that Haye and Audley would have to fight, :hey.

Who would win and how?You’ll have to wait and see my friend.

[196osh]

You’ll have to wait and see my friend.

:lol:

[fidds]

:rofl

Also, does that mean that Haye and Audley would have to fight, :hey.

Who would win and how?

David haye by decapitation 1:26 into round 1 :deal you heard it hear first.


Or during the first press conference when fraudley looks at haye and shits himself :lol:

[Beeston Brawler]

David haye by decapitation 1:26 into round 1 :deal you heard it hear first.


Or during the first press conference when fraudley looks at haye and shits himself :lol:

Audley would have to pull out of the fight, citing bruised knees from banging the underside of the table, whilst trying to do a runner from the presser!

I would give Haye 4 rounds to KO Audley - the A farce is a pretty fast runner!

[Brickhaus]

My (mostly wild) prediction for January 2010:


C: Wladimir Klitschko - Towards the end of 2009, he finally fights the #2 guy at the time, JC Gomez, to unify belts and become lineal champ.
1. Alexander Povetkin - Close loss to Klitschko is his only black mark, and comes back to beat a couple more solid top-10 fighters.
2. David Haye - Has been clearing out the top 20 for about a year and a half now, but still hasn't gotten a title shot due to a backlog of mandatories and political bullshit.
3. Juan Carlos Gomez - After Vitali gets injured yet again, Gomez gets his shot against Sam Peter and outpoints him with relative ease. At the end of 2009, he gets spectacularly KOed by Wladimir in a boring fight where he was outboxing Wlad most of the way. The fact that he was winning at the time of the KO lands him this high. Hourglass is quickly running out though, as he's now 38.
4. Nicolai Valuev - Beats Chagaev in the rematch, and has matched up against cupcakes and faded journeymen ever since, partly because his promoters are protecting him, and partly because nobody wants to face him. Is the underdog for his upcoming mandatory with David Haye.
5. Odlanier Solis - Top prospect in the heavies, and is Wlad's next mandatory. Has beaten several top 20 guys, but has yet to face someone in the top 10.
6. Sam Peter - On the comeback train after being beaten by Gomez, and is still getting decent-sized fights based on his name alone.
7. Alexander Dimitrenko - Still undefeated, and has improved, but his chin looks like a glaring weakness, and thus his management keeps him out of fights against punchers. Now a Euro-level attraction, his management is satisfied with not pushing hard for a title because they suspect he'd get beaten by most of the top guys.
8. Chris Arreola - Undefeated against a steady stream of journeymen and gatekeeper fighters, but still hasn't stepped up to the next level of opponent.
9. Francesco Pianeta - Been beating solid journeymen for a couple of years now; while he's young, ends up being in a similar situation to Tony Thompson now - nobody wants to fight him because he's an awkward southpaw, but nobody wants to watch him either because he's an awkward southpaw.
10. Denis Bostyov - Finally stepped up to beat faded champ Sultan Ibragamov and throw himself into the HW mix.

Out: Ruslan Chagaev (beaten by Valuev, then beaten by Ruiz in a rematch on US soil); Vitali (gets injured before he can ever make a comeback, and dedicates time to politics); Maskaev - retired; Thompson - beaten by Wlad, back to fighting journeymen; Ibragamov - was a mirage to begin with, beaten by Povetkin, then Bostyov.

I'm sure there will actually be more current guys in the top 10 then, but one can hope that the new blood cycles in quickly, as crappy as the division has been for the past 3 or 4 years.

[Brickhaus]

Bump. I'm curious on people's thoughts on this, other than Fraudley nuthuggers.

[BIGTIMETIMMY]

You’ll have to wait and see my friend.

you really are Audley aren't you?

[brooklyn1550]

C: Wladimir Klitschko
1. Odlanier Solis
2. Alexander Povetkin
3. David Haye
4. Nicolay Valuev
5. Ruslan Chagaev
6. Samuel Peter
7. Denis Boytsov
8. Alexander Dimitrenko
9. Eddie Chambers
10. Juan Carlos Gomez

[kostya by ko]

My (mostly wild) prediction for January 2010:


C: Wladimir Klitschko - Towards the end of 2009, he finally fights the #2 guy at the time, JC Gomez, to unify belts and become lineal champ.
1. Alexander Povetkin - Close loss to Klitschko is his only black mark, and comes back to beat a couple more solid top-10 fighters.
2. David Haye - Has been clearing out the top 20 for about a year and a half now, but still hasn't gotten a title shot due to a backlog of mandatories and political bullshit.
3. Juan Carlos Gomez - After Vitali gets injured yet again, Gomez gets his shot against Sam Peter and outpoints him with relative ease. At the end of 2009, he gets spectacularly KOed by Wladimir in a boring fight where he was outboxing Wlad most of the way. The fact that he was winning at the time of the KO lands him this high. Hourglass is quickly running out though, as he's now 38.
4. Nicolai Valuev - Beats Chagaev in the rematch, and has matched up against cupcakes and faded journeymen ever since, partly because his promoters are protecting him, and partly because nobody wants to face him. Is the underdog for his upcoming mandatory with David Haye.
5. Odlanier Solis - Top prospect in the heavies, and is Wlad's next mandatory. Has beaten several top 20 guys, but has yet to face someone in the top 10.
6. Sam Peter - On the comeback train after being beaten by Gomez, and is still getting decent-sized fights based on his name alone.
7. Alexander Dimitrenko - Still undefeated, and has improved, but his chin looks like a glaring weakness, and thus his management keeps him out of fights against punchers. Now a Euro-level attraction, his management is satisfied with not pushing hard for a title because they suspect he'd get beaten by most of the top guys.
8. Chris Arreola - Undefeated against a steady stream of journeymen and gatekeeper fighters, but still hasn't stepped up to the next level of opponent.
9. Francesco Pianeta - Been beating solid journeymen for a couple of years now; while he's young, ends up being in a similar situation to Tony Thompson now - nobody wants to fight him because he's an awkward southpaw, but nobody wants to watch him either because he's an awkward southpaw.
10. Denis Bostyov - Finally stepped up to beat faded champ Sultan Ibragamov and throw himself into the HW mix.

Out: Ruslan Chagaev (beaten by Valuev, then beaten by Ruiz in a rematch on US soil); Vitali (gets injured before he can ever make a comeback, and dedicates time to politics); Maskaev - retired; Thompson - beaten by Wlad, back to fighting journeymen; Ibragamov - was a mirage to begin with, beaten by Povetkin, then Bostyov.

I'm sure there will actually be more current guys in the top 10 then, but one can hope that the new blood cycles in quickly, as crappy as the division has been for the past 3 or 4 years. This is interesting stuff.

But I'd rather see Virchis KO Gomez. I am so fed up with the Gomez saga. He seems to constantly mess boxing fans around with his half-hearted commitment to the sport he's in.